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8 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

Refused Manchester 126537/LE/2020 Certificate Lawful Development Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Existing Use - Use of the property as a Sui Generis 11 bed House in Multiple Occupation.

As published by the council, reference 126537/LE/2020

Application record

Reference
126537/LE/2020
Type
Certificate Lawful Development Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
18 Mar 2020
Validated
18 Mar 2020
Decided
13 May 2020
Ward
Rusholme Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M14 5HX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 127300/FO/2020 Refused

    8 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of property to provide 5 no. self contained apartments with associated elevational alterations, car parking and landscaping

    Decided 27 Aug 2020 Full applications
  • 124997/FO/2019 Withdrawn

    8 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    Erection of a two storey rear extension and conversion of property from House in Multiple Occupation to form 9 no. 1 bed flats.

    Decided 27 Nov 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2020

    Received by Manchester

  2. 13 May 2020

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Phillips Planning Services Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bedford

Active · incorporated 1992 · Bedford

142 applications on PlanIndex · across 29 councils · 88% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 8 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    127300/FO/2020 Submitted 7 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of property to provide 5 no. self contained apartments with associated elevational alterations, car parking and landscaping

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension 80 docs
    Small domestic

  • 8 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    124997/FO/2019 Submitted 3 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of a two storey rear extension and conversion of property from House in Multiple Occupation to form 9 no. 1 bed flats.

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Extension 19 docs

  • 10 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    125065/FO/2019 Submitted 9 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of two dormers to front following removal of existing dormer and change of use from single family dwellinghouse to 4no. two-bed self contained flats

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer 30 docs
    Domestic

  • 6 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    128701/FH/2020 Submitted 25 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation

    Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
    Small domestic

  • 10 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    128236/FH/2020 Submitted 14 Oct 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of two dormers to the front elevation

    Decided Householder Loft or dormer 17 docs
    Domestic

  • 2-4 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX

    115558/FO/2017 Submitted 20 Mar 2017 50 yards away

    Formation of one-bed self-contained flat within atrium to rear of building, to form 13no. flats in total

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 9 docs
    Major scheme

In Manchester

  • PLA-2026-001116 Granted

    13 Jayton Avenue Manchester M20 5QD

    Single-storey rear extension.

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PLA-2026-001236 Granted

    11 Naburn Street Manchester M13 0FL

    Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PLA-2026-001087 Refused

    5 Hartley Road Manchester M21 9NG

    Erection of rear dormer.

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PLA-2026-000799 Refused

    1 Lakin Street Manchester M40 9DT

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of two children.

    Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PLA-2026-000874 Granted

    1 Weldon Drive Manchester M9 0RW

    Use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a children's home for 1 no. child with carer accommodation (Use Class C2)

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development